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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 081424

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

920 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



IAC015-049-153-169-081830-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-080608T1830Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BOONE IA-STORY IA-POLK IA-DALLAS IA-

920 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR

DALLAS...POLK...STORY AND BOONE COUNTIES...



AT 919 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RAINFALL CONTINUED TO 

AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION.



LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED SIGNIFICANT 

FLOODING IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS. HIGHWAY 117 IN COLFAX WAS  FLOODED 

AND CLOSED. SANDBAGGING OPERATIONS WERE OCCURRING IN CAMBRIDGE. 

HEAVY RAINS IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES WILL CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF AND 

LIKELY PUSH  STREAMS OUT OF THE BANKS AND OVER MANY COUNTY ROADS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRIMES...

WOODWARD...STORY CITY...POLK CITY...PERRY...OGDEN...NEVADA...

MADRID...JOHNSTON...HUXLEY...DALLAS CENTER...BOONE...BONDURANT...

ANKENY AND AMES



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 4182 9427 4185 9415 4220 9415 4218 9326

      4187 9324 4187 9336 4153 9336 4152 9394

      4153 9424

TIME...MOT...LOC 1420Z 180DEG 0KT 4166 9405



$$



RUSSELL

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 081424

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

920 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



IAC015-049-153-169-081830-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-080608T1830Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BOONE IA-STORY IA-POLK IA-DALLAS IA-

920 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR

DALLAS...POLK...STORY AND BOONE COUNTIES...



AT 919 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RAINFALL CONTINUED TO 

AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION.



LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED SIGNIFICANT 

FLOODING IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS. HIGHWAY 117 IN COLFAX WAS  FLOODED 

AND CLOSED. SANDBAGGING OPERATIONS WERE OCCURRING IN CAMBRIDGE. 

HEAVY RAINS IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES WILL CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF AND 

LIKELY PUSH  STREAMS OUT OF THE BANKS AND OVER MANY COUNTY ROADS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRIMES...

WOODWARD...STORY CITY...POLK CITY...PERRY...OGDEN...NEVADA...

MADRID...JOHNSTON...HUXLEY...DALLAS CENTER...BOONE...BONDURANT...

ANKENY AND AMES



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 4182 9427 4185 9415 4220 9415 4218 9326

      4187 9324 4187 9336 4153 9336 4152 9394

      4153 9424

TIME...MOT...LOC 1420Z 180DEG 0KT 4166 9405



$$



RUSSELL

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